NANCY SUTLEY AND SAM NAPOLITANO TO

SPEAK AT CARBON TradeEx AMERICA

Chicago/London/Washington, September 17, 2010

With 10 days to go, Carbon TradeEx America is poised to

become the largest North American gathering for the

environmental markets (REC, Carbon, So2, Nox, CMD, CCS)

The speaker line up will consist of more than 110 senior level

speakers conducting 25 thought-provoking sessions. The

opening day keynote will be delivered by Nancy Sutley, Chair

of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the

opening day will end with a keynote speech by Dr. Richard L.

Sandor, Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc., Chairman &

Founder, while the closing address will be provided by Sam

Napolitano, Director, Clean Air Markets Division of the EPA.

The 3 conference tracks will connect the dots between

climate, energy, business strategy, risk management and

economic policies at domestic and international levels. One of

the program highlights is the session titled ” Out of the Frying

Pan and Into the Fire - Pending EPA Regulation of Stationary

Sources” – the panel will discuss the absence of a current

Federal Cap-and-Trade legislation, the expected time line

until major stationary sources will be regulated in 2011 and

the role of local governments in enforcing legislation. The

session will focus on opportunities for new projects, major

expansions and how the NGO community is anticipated to

navigate through a regulatory landscape in the future. This

session will be moderated by Richard M. Saines, Baker &

McKenzie LLP. The Panel will consist of Douglas P. Scott,

Director of Illinois EPA - Katherine Blue, Principal at Trinity

Consultants Climate Change Services – and Steve Corneli,

Senior VP at NRG Energy, Market and Climate Policy.

Another highlight will be the opening party "A Night at the

Museum" on September 28th from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the

Chicago Field Museum. This exciting event will allow for high

September 28-29, 2010 South Building, S 400 Level McCormick Place Chicago, IL www.carbontradeexamerica.com

Workshop Programs Pre-Event, September 27, 2010 Post-Event, September 30, 2010 Event Contact Mr. Darrin Stern Show Manager Koelnmesse, Inc. 8700 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Suite 640 N. Chicago, IL 60631 +1 (773) 326-9925 d.stern@koelnmessenafta.com www.carbontradeexamerica.com

CMIA Contact Ms. Leticia Labre Head of Communications & Business Development Carbon Markets & Investors Association +44 (0) 20 7828 1151 leticia.labre@cmia.net www.cmia.net EMA Contact Ms. Lauren LeMunyan Executive Director

Environmental Markets Association 529 14th Street NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20045 +1 (202) 207-1107 Lauren@emahq.org www.environmentalmarkets.org

level networking while viewing the museum’s current “Climate

Change Exhibit”. Charges are $25 for conference attendees

and $ 42.50 for walk ins.

True to its mission, Carbon TradeEx America will reduce its

own carbon footprint by providing recyclable bottles and by

eliminating the use of paper by providing the program

proceedings on a mobile networking platform.

Carbon TradeEx America Contacts:

For Exhibiting or Attending:

Darrin Stern, Koelnmesse, Inc.. 773-326-9925, d.stern@koelnmessenafta.com

For Conference Program:

Leticia Labre, Carbon Markets & Investors Association, +44 (0)781 453 3661,

leticia.labre@cmia.net

Ms. Lauren LeMunyan, Environmental Markets Association, 202-207-1107,

Lauren@emahq.org

For Media Partnerships or Media Credentials:

Franz Balve, Koelnmesse, Inc., 732-933-1117 – f.balve@koelnmessenafta.com